AMERICAN IDOL

About AMERICAN IDOL returns for a remarkable 12th season in January 2013. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, television’s No. 1 hit series empowers contestants and viewers to share their voices in deciding who will b... (read more...)

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NBC has finished within 0.1 of a rating point of #1 for the primetime week of Feb. 23-March 1, averaging a 1.6 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49 and 6.4 million viewers overall, according to “live plus same day” viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research.... (more...)

During the week of February 23, 2015, ABC was No. 1 for the 2nd week in a row in Adults 18-49 (1.7/5-tie). In fact, the Net has finished No. 1 or No. 2 in the key sales demo for 5 straight weeks... (more...)

Jon Peter Lewis, a contestant on the third season of FOX's AMERICAN IDOL, has been selected from hundreds of submissions to participate in the New York Musical Theatre Festival's 'Next Link Project' this July.... (more...)

Multi-talented singer/songwriter and actor Nick Jonas is set to host Nickelodeon's 28th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, live from L.A.'s legendary 'Fabulous' Forum for the first-time ever on Saturday, March 28 (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT, tape delayed for West Coast). This year's nominees were just announced, an... (more...)

The premiere of “The Slap” (1.1/4 in 18-49, 5.1 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) delivered NBC's #2 total-viewer result in the time period this season with regularly scheduled programming... (more...)

Surging 21% to an 11-week high in Adults 18-49 (1.7/5), ABC earned second during the week (w/o 2/2/15) to CBS with the Grammys, beating 3rd place Fox by 13% (1.5/5) and 4th place NBC by 42% (1.2/4). For the 2nd week in a row, ABC won Monday, Thursday and Friday nights. ... (more...)

With the Live + 7s for the week of 1/19-1/25/15, FOX delivered the week's top three programs in Adults 18-49: EMPIRE (6.3/19), American Idol-Wed (4.1/13), and GOTHAM (3.8/11). A few noteworthy highlights:... (more...)

Karey Burke, Executive Vice President, Programming and Development, ABC Family announced today that industry veteran Kary McHoul will join her team in the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Programming & Development Unscripted... (more...)

The 67th PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS return to FOX, airing LIVE coast-to-coast from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 20 (8:00-11:00 PM ET/5:00-8:00 PM PT). The announcement was made jointly by the Television Academy and FOX.... (more...)